The Mitsubishi Pajero is a sport utility vehicle, named after Leopardus pajeros, a Pampas Cat which inhabits the Patagonia plateau region in southern Argentina. Alternative names have been adopted for many overseas markets.
The first Pajero prototype was presented in 1973 a second prototype followed in 1978. In 1983, the first Pajero debuted at the Paris Dakar Rally and in 1985 the car achieved the first place in the rally.
The first generation production vehicle was launched in 1982. I... more